Spiny Cheep-Cheep is a spiky purple Cheep Cheep species which first appears as an enemy in Super Mario Bros. 3. They overall have the same abilities and traits that normal Cheep Cheeps can do, but have spikes on which does not make a huge difference as Mario and Luigi cannot attack underwater enemies in regular ways. They are however much more aggressive as they relentlessly pursue the plumbers upon sight and don't stop until they've killed them. Despite this, they can be defeated in the same ways as a regular Cheep Cheep.
History[]
Super Mario Bros. 3[]
Mario near a Spiny Cheep-Cheep
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps are first seen in Super Mario Bros. 3. In this game, they only appear in World 7-4 and swim along the main path, despite their spiky nature, they behave identically to regular Cheep-Cheeps and can be defeated in the same ways with the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Tanooki Suit, Hammer Suit, or Starman. Defeating a Spiny Cheep-Cheep earns the player 100 points.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[]
A Spiny Cheep-Cheep
These enemies reappear in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as underwater enemies once more and were colored black due to the Game Boy's color limitations. It acts similar to how it did in Super Mario Bros. 3 and can also move up and down as well.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps as seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps make another appearance in New Super Mario Bros. Wii after eighteen years of absence. They got recolored again into a purple color. They first appear in World 1-4 of the game and later go on to appear in various levels of World 4 as well. They also have a new ability as well, like Deep Cheeps, Spiny Cheep-Cheeps attempt to attack Mario and co. down by chasing them up and down in this game however unlike Deep Cheeps, Spiny Cheep Cheeps are much more aggressive and will continue chasing the heroes even if they move out of the way and won't stop chasing them until they successfully kill them. If the heroes go to land above the water, the Spiny Cheep Cheeps will follow them from below lingering at the surface, if the heroes manage to tag a Checkpoint Flag, the Spiny Cheep-Cheeps will retreat. They can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman. If they are frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit, they will be frozen for a few second and slowly rise to the surface before breaking free and chasing the heroes angrily. They can also be defeated by having them hit the ceiling while frozen.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[]
A Spiny Cheep-Cheep chases Mario.
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps return in New Super Mario Bros. 2 retaining their behavior from the previous game, they are once again seen swimming idly but as soon as Mario (or Luigi) approaches), the Spiny Cheep-Cheep gets mad and chases the plumbers relentlessly and don't stop. Spiny Cheep-Cheeps can be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Gold Flower, Mega Mushroom, Starman, or Invincibility Leaf and can also be cause to retreat by tagging a Checkpoint Flag. Spiny Cheep-Cheeps are first seen in World 1-5 and from there, commonly appear in World 3.
New Super Mario Bros. U/New Super Luigi U/New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[]
The Luigi Crew escapes several Spiny Cheep-Cheeps through the Pipes.
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps also appear in New Super Mario Bros. U as well as New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. In these games, they can commonly be found in Sparkling Waters as well as Superstar Road levels Swim for Your Life! and Star Coin Deep Dive. They retain their behavior from the previous games and chase after the heroes upon sight. They can once again be defeated with the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman and can be temporarily frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit. They can also be forced to retreat by tagging a Checkpoint Flag.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[]
Spiny Cheep-Cheeps return in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions replacing the Purple Cheep Cheeps/Puffer-Cheeps from the original. The Spiny Cheep-Cheep fills the role for both enemies taking the form of a Purple Cheep Cheep and then revealing it's spikes from it's hair upon taking damage. They attack by swimming towards the bros., creating a delay and then swimming at them (which they must jump over/on or counter with their hammer depending on the form of the Spiny Cheep-Cheep). Everytime the Spiny Cheep-Cheep takes damage, it changes it's form like the Puffer-Cheep before it. Its Purple Cheep-Cheep form closely resembles the Snow Cheep Cheep which later appeared in Super Mario Odyssey.
They are found throughout the Oho Ocean Seabed.
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Trivia[]
- When Spiny Cheep-Cheeps are unfrozen from the Iceball, they appear more angry, but it doesn't effect their behavior at all.
- So far, the Spiny Cheep-Cheep is the only one of the main Cheep Cheeps to not have a Mega sub-species (as the three do).
- It is possible that the Spiny Cheep-Cheep is a Baby Cheep equivalent of a Cheep Chomp as they both are aggressive hunters and both are purple.
- Not to mention that World 1-4 and World 4-4 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii have two identical-looking rooms one with a Spiny Cheep-Cheep and the other with a Cheep Chomp.
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| Other characters | Kings • Princess Toadstool | |
| Bosses | Boom Boom • Bowser • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy Koopa) | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Blooper • Baby Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo Buddy • Boomerang Bro • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Bro • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Gargantuan Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Bro • Hanging Piranha Plant • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Blooper • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap |
| Items | Power-ups | Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Hammer Suit • Kuribo Shoe • Mushroom Coin* • Starman • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf • Tanooki Suit |
| Map | Anchor • Hammer • Lakitu's Cloud • Music Box • P-Wing • Warp Whistle | |
| Level | 1-Up Mushroom • Coin • Magic Ball • Magic Wand • Silver Coin | |
| Worlds | World 1 | World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 1-4 • World 1- • World 1-5 • World 1-6 • World 1-
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| World 4 | World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • World 4- • World 4-4 • World 4-5 • World 4-6 • World 4- • World 4-
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| World 5 | World 5-1 • World 5-2 • World 5-3 • World 5- • World 5- • World 5-4 • World 5-5 • World 5-6 • World 5-7 • World 5- • World 5-8 • World 5-9 • World 5-
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| World 6 | World 6-1 • World 6-2 • World 6-3 • World 6- • World 6-4 • World 6-5 • World 6-6 • World 6-7 • World 6- • World 6-8 • World 6-9 • World 6-10 • World 6- • World 6-
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| World 7 | World 7-1 • World 7-2 • World 7-3 • World 7-4 • World 7-5 • World 7- • World 7- • World 7-6 • World 7-7 • World 7-8 • World 7-9 • World 7- • World 7- • World 7-
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| World 8 | World 8- • World 8- • World 8- • World 8- • World 8-1 • World 8-2 • World 8- • World 8- • World 8-
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| Other locations | Other locations | Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel · Spade Panel · Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship |
| Forms | Forms | Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario |
| Objects | Regular | ? Block • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Card • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Ball • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Mega ? Block • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Tank • Track • Treasure box • Vine • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Wood Block |
| Obstacles | Bowser Statue • Candy Ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Giant Cannonball • Lava • Pit • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon | |
| World-e-exclusive | Levels | 01: Classic World 1-1 • 02: Classic World 1-2 • 03: Classic World 1-3 • 04: Classic World 1-4 • 05: Classic World 2-2 • 01: Wild Ride in the Sky • 02: Slidin' the Slopes • 03: Vegetable Volley • 04: Doors o' Plenty • 05: Bombarded by Bob-ombs • 06: Magical Note Blocks • 07: The ol' Switcheroo • 08: Piped Full of Plants • 09: Swinging Bars of Doom • 10: Para Beetle Challenge • 11: A Musical Trek • 12: Armored Airship • 13: Ice Dungeon • 14: A Sky-High Adventure • 15: Sea to Sky • 16: It's a Shoe-In • 17: Slip Slidin' Away • 18: Ice Cubed • 19: Puzzling Pipe Maze • 20: A Towering Tour • 21: Castle Dash • 22: Rich with Ropes • 23: Vexing Doors • 24: Caped Escape • 25: Ground Work • 26: An Aqueous Adventure • 27: Bowser's Last Stand • 28: Koopaling Confusion • 29: Bowser's Airship 1 • 30: Bowser's Airship 2 • Airship's Revenge • No Time to Dawdle • Treacherous Halls |
| Enemies and obstacles | Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Fake Bowser (boss) • Falling spike • Fire-Bar • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler | |
| Items | 3-Up Moon • Advance Coin • Boomerang • Cape Feather • e-Coin • Poisonous Mushroom | |
| Objects | ! Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Flagpole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Gray Brick Block • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake Block • Soft sand • Springboard • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block • Vegetable | |
| Switch Cards | 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri! | |
| Minigames | Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House | |
| Other | Caped Mario • e-Coin Castle | |
| Terms | Terms | Completion • Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time limit • Unwinnable state |
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